Books

Blaire Palmer is at the forefront of new thinking about what it means to lead in the 21st century. In her keynote speeches she busts the myths of leadership and presents a more human, more authentic, more collaborative model of the leader of the future. Based on 15 years of working with Boards and senior teams as a coach and “agent provocateur”, Blaire shares her thought-provoking ideas with audiences around the world, inspiring them to step up and drive change in partnership with their people.

As one of the youngest female producers of the BBC’s flagship “Today Programme” Blaire spent a decade breaking stories and shaping the UK news agenda before her fascination with leadership and change led her to train as one of the UK’s first corporate coaches.

Since then she’s become a world authority on leadership, writing 3 successful books on the subject in the process and is regularly quoted in the media.

What's Wrong With Work

Work isn't working. We all love to hate our jobs. Everyone moans about the same things: we're not listened to; we're not trusted; we spend our time in pointless meetings; we're weighed down by bureaucracy; we hate our boss; we're overloaded and work saps time and energy from the rest of our lives.

It shouldn't be like this. Work ought to be, and can be meaningful and fulfilling.

In What's Wrong with Work? Blaire Palmer shows how work can change. Confronting all the big problems head–on, the book shows what you can do about each one, to make work better for you and those around you, now.

Packed with case studies and tips, What's Wrong with Work? is essential reading for the modern office.

The Recipe for Success

If you've ever wondered what makes some people excel effortlessly at everything they do and why others languish forever in middle-management, executive coach Blaire Palmer explains all in The Recipe for Success.

Drawing on the insights of the UK's top agents, mentors, HR professionals and headhunters as well as her own experience coaching some of the nation's leading executives, Blaire Palmer capture the essentials of what makes some individuals stand out and how you can replicate their recipe. Whether you are just starting out on your career or have already achieved significant professional success, this book will show you what it takes to leapfrog your competitors and make it to the very top. The book explains the 10 key ingredients of exceptionally successful individuals, some of which will surprise you, some of which will delight you and some of which may cause you to re-examine your ambitions. By combining these ingredients in your own unique way you will be able to create a recipe which will propel you to the top. Unlike other success books, The Recipe for Success gives you the insider secrets that no entrepreneur, CEO or best-selling author will tell you. Challenging many of the assumptions and cliches which have become the accepted rules of the business world, the ingredients in this book will give you the truth from the people who can open doors for you and shut them if they don't like your attitude, your style of dress or your way of working.

The Hyper-Creative Personality

You're highly intelligent, very talented, super-enthusiastic and have the most brilliant ideas. But why do so many of your plans falter, why do you never seem to finish anything you start, why are you not as successful as you should be? The chances are you are 'hyper-creative'.

In this book, Executive Coach and Creative Thinking Partner, Blaire Palmer, defines this personality type. Explaining the terrific value (and the potential cost) of having such an imaginative mind, she shares a range of tried-and-tested practical strategies, which will enable you to turn your natural creativity in to your greatest asset.